{"id":591956,"date":"2016-06-21T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=591956"},"modified":"2016-06-06T10:21:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T15:21:58","slug":"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic DUMBO Wedding with Natural Vibes at The River Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591974\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/92\/82\/9282e3479902cca5.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;<strong>D<\/strong>own <strong>U<\/strong>nder the <strong>M<\/strong>anhattan <strong>B<\/strong>ridge <strong>O<\/strong>verpass&rdquo; neighborhood in Brooklyn, also known as DUMBO, was the perfect location&nbsp;for Sara and Steffen&rsquo;s wedding! The couple splits their days&nbsp;between Brooklyn and Montauk, a beach town in Long Island, so it only made sense for them to pick a venue that combines classic NYC sophistication with a natural waterfront vibe.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/levkuperman.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lev Kuperman Photography<\/a>&nbsp;captured Sara and Steffen&rsquo;s day with vivid&nbsp;detail and contagious emotion.&nbsp;The wedding guests took a ferry over to <a href=\"http:\/\/therivercafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The River Cafe<\/a>&nbsp;to witness Sara and Steffen tie the knot in an emotional Humanist ceremony, then dined and danced under the twinkling lights of the Big Apple skyline.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sara and Steffen<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/therivercafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The River Cafe<\/a>, Brooklyn, New York<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591957\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7d\/29\/7d29da6d7f13a478.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591958\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/44\/f2\/44f2f608c687ba31.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591959\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/21\/c1\/21c14cd9d485d383.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591960\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f8\/0e\/f80e3642cd59b1da.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591963\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e4\/8a\/e48a9c165b60a030.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591964\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/51\/e4\/51e4e29e31d2f3b7.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591965\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9d\/fc\/9dfcfef82d86c337.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591967\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/88\/6f\/886fc0ba3c0279be.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591968\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8c\/3e\/8c3ee203e5a23d1f.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>At the time of our wedding, one of Steffen&rsquo;s many jobs was as a cocktail bartender at Hotel Delmano in Brooklyn. The space is historic, beautiful and has a tremendous amount of character. The owners were kind enough to allow us to shoot a good amount of our pre-wedding shots inside the bar &ndash; these are my favorites for many reasons as the setting &amp; color pallet is stunning and the place itself means so much to us and will always be the source of great memories in our early relationship. I love the shots of the two of us standing outside the front entrance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591969\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/75\/64\/7564d971c015b8af.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591970\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b6\/7d\/b67d400b8f74e2fd.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591971\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/73\/93\/739350ebd8af5f04.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591972\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/be\/5f\/be5f1bb7deaaf04e.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591973\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9d\/d1\/9dd1ddd5fb323e34.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591975\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/76\/e8\/76e84fcb76ea5576.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591976\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/31\/f8\/31f8b9c4f9672a50.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-592041\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6b\/05\/6b05a2aa62b47fb8_w1000.avif\" alt=\"Sara_Steffen_Wedding_099\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591979\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/63\/a5\/63a5ec8da728c6df.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We planned every single of our wedding, so it was completely a personal &amp; unique reflection of our love and relationship from start to finish. This was extremely important to us!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591980\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/69\/33\/69336628bb2be053.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Our location &amp; venue (the River Caf&eacute; in <span class=\"il\">DUMBO<\/span>) provided the city element. Our hand-written ceremony, attire, flowers and small details incorporated the more natural elements &ndash; succulents, sand, driftwood and rocks hand-picked from our favorite beach in Montauk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591981\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/dc\/b7\/dcb70ca3ee5b0b1f.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591982\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/24\/91\/2491e218cbe19ea9.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591983\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/53\/3b\/533bcf9ed0b8dfcf.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591984\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/aa\/8e\/aa8e8bcf645cb4a4.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591985\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/dd\/0c\/dd0ca6e6c17a9d11_w1000.avif\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591986\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/99\/00\/9900ccfac92fc390.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>The CEREMONY was our most memorable moment. Our best friend, Louise Storey married us in a Humanist Ceremony. Louise and the two of us collaborated to write the entire ceremony which incorporated a moving letter from Steffen&rsquo;s late father, answers to secret love questions that were unveiled on our wedding day and personally written vows. Louise put a voice to our hearts, values, told our story and what matters the most to both of us in life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591987\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d8\/c4\/d8c436cf70c88151.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591988\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/40\/e6\/40e6d9b9b2aee108.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-32\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591989\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5e\/f5\/5ef5ca6abf24c326.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-33\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591990\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/95\/52\/9552146ae620ad22.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-34\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591992\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9a\/77\/9a77b0e239143b07.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-36\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-592052\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fe\/27\/fe27d9a2b428a208.jpg\" alt=\"Authentic-DUMBO-Wedding-Natural-Vibes-River-Cafe-Lev-Kuperman-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591994\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/75\/29\/7529e2c1119a9556.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-38\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591995\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b7\/97\/b79793b020efd478.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-39\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Processional Song: Re:Stacks by Bon Iver<\/em><br>\n<em>Recessional Song: Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra<\/em><br>\n<em>First Dance: Heavenfaced by The National<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-591997\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0d\/ee\/0deea2c8181b5983.jpg\" alt=\"authentic-dumbo-wedding-with-natural-vibes-at-the-river-cafe-41\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/levkuperman.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lev Kuperman Photography<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/justinleephotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Lee Photography<\/a><br>\nVenue and Catering &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/therivercafe.com\" target=\"_blank\">The River Cafe<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash;&nbsp;Cheryl Ringelmann<br>\nDessert&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/brooklynicecreamfactory.com\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory<\/a><br>\nOfficiant &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestylingstorey.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The Styling Storey<\/a><br>\nDJ &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/alive-events.com\" target=\"_blank\">Alive Events &amp; Entertainment<\/a><br>\nLive Music &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/lapisluna.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lapis Luna<\/a><br>\nInvitations &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredgoodness.com\" target=\"_blank\">Inspired Goodness<\/a><br>\nMakeup and Hair Artist &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/thekarcher.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Karcher Salon &amp; Spa<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stonefoxbride.com\" target=\"_blank\">Stone Fox Bride<\/a><br>\nBridal Accessories &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/alexanderwang.com\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Wang<\/a><br>\nBridesmaids&rsquo; Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jcrew.com\" target=\"_blank\">J. Crew<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jilsander.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jil Sander<\/a><br>\nRings &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/liloveve.com\" target=\"_blank\">Liloveve<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Sara and Steffen, and a big thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/levkuperman.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lev Kuperman Photography<\/a>&nbsp;for taking these amazing photos of their wedding! Want more Brooklyn waterfront wedding inspo? Take a look at this&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/traditional-jewish-wedding-brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traditional Jewish Wedding in Brooklyn<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/xoxoGabby1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-gabby.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoGabby\" width=\"97\" height=\"47\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &ldquo;Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass&rdquo; neighborhood in Brooklyn, also known as DUMBO, was the perfect location&nbsp;for Sara and Steffen&rsquo;s wedding! The couple splits their days&nbsp;between Brooklyn and Montauk, a beach town in Long Island, so it only made sense for them to pick a venue that combines classic NYC sophistication with a natural waterfront vibe.&nbsp;Lev Kuperman Photography&nbsp;captured Sara and Steffen&rsquo;s day with vivid&nbsp;detail and contagious emotion.&nbsp;The wedding guests took a ferry over to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1549,1076,1535,1084,1182,1005,1087,1088,1096],"tags":[1108,1109,1106,1099,1097],"class_list":["post-591956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brooklyn-wedding","category-elegant-wedding","category-industrial-wedding","category-nautical-wedding","category-new-york-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-romantic-wedding","category-rustic-wedding","category-waterfront-wedding","tag-dark-red","tag-light-pink","tag-orange","tag-sage-green","tag-yellow"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591956\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}